Sunset at the bottem of Bruce's street!


So we've made it to the west coast, just in time for a spectacular sunset. We left Spokane Washington early yesterday morning and had another scenic drive through some open range and then along the banks of the colombia river and into the cascade mountain ranges. It was an open arid desert like landscape on one side of the range turning into dense pines on the othen side down to the ocean. We skirted around Seattle and just a little north of it took a car ferry to Clinton on Whitby Island where we had to wait for another ferry to take us to Port Townsend. Dill and Pat had their first good cup of tea and some fish and chips and I went looking for sea lions that all the signes warned us not to touch. On the Ferry ride over we saw a pod of porpoise (is that the right word?) and though it was bit cool and rainy for the trip, the sun came out just as we pulled into the port.

Port Townsend is really spectacular and Bruce has a fantastic spot just short walk down to the ocean. Had I know about this place before I think Bruce would be sick of me as a house guest!


As it is we are discussing getting sqatter rights.


We off now to explore olympic national park and perhaps find some seafood for dinner.


There's a bit of eye rolling going on right now so I might be dropping the ladies of at winery while I go explore the olymic pennisula. We'll see!


Waiting for the ferry at Keystone on Whitby Island


Petrified wood, the colombia and rattlesnakes entering the cascade mountains.